Rienzi Melville Johnston
| Rienzi Melville Johnston | |
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| United States Senator from Texas | |
| In office January 4, 1913 – January 29, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph W. Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Morris Sheppard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1849 Sandersville, Georgia |
| Died | February 28, 1926 (aged 76) Houston, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
Rienzi Melville Johnston (September 9, 1849 – February 28, 1926) was an American newspaperman and Democratic Party politician from Houston, Texas. He headed the Houston Post for many years, and in 1913 served a month in the United States Senate when Governor Colquitt appointed him to complete the term of the resigned Senator Bailey.
Career
- Drummer, Confederate Army
- Soldier, Confederate Army
- 1878: Editor, Crockett Patron
- Editor, Coriscana Observer
- 1879: Founder, Independent
- 1880: Correspondent, Austin Statesman/Austin American-Statesman
- Political correspondent, Houston Post
- Editor-in-chief, Houston Post
- Vice President, Associated Press
- early 1900s: Democratic National Committee
- 1913: U.S. Senator
- State Senator
- Chairman, State Prison Commission
External links
- Rienzi Melville Johnston at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-14
- Rienzi Melville Johnston from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Guide to the Rienzi Melville Johnston papers, 1899-1926
- Rienzi Melville Johnston at Find a Grave
| Texas Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Louis H. Bailey |
Texas State Senator from District 16 1917–1920 |
Succeeded by Lynch Davidson |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Joseph W. Bailey |
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Texas 1913 |
Succeeded by Morris Sheppard |
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